Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00AF
Obt ain aNew Key Obt
ain aNew Key The
SmartKey needs tobe rep lace d.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00AF
Rep laceKey Battery Rep
laceKey Battery The
SmartKey battery isdisc harged.
X Chan gethebat tery (Y page 73). 00AF
Don 'tForget Your Don
'tForget Your
Key Key The
displaymes sage issho wnforamax imum of60 sec onds and is
on lyarem inder.
You haveopen edthedri ver 'sdoor withth een gin eswit ched off.The
Sm artKey isno tin theign ition lock.Awarn ingtone soun ds.
X Tak eth eSm artKey withyou when youleaveth eveh icle. 00AF
Key NotDetect ed Key
NotDetect ed
(re ddisp laymes sage ) The
SmartKey isno tin theveh icle.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
If th een gin eis swit ched off,you can nolonger lockth eveh iclece n-
tr ally orstart theen gin e.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 142).
X Loc ate theSm artKey. Be
caus eth ere isint erf ere ncefrom ast ron gsour ceofradi owave s,the
Sm artKey isno tdet ectedwhils tth een gin eis run ning.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 142).
X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign ition lockand drive inSm artKey
mod e. 00AF
Key NotDetect ed Key
NotDetect ed
(whit edisp laymes sage ) The
SmartKey iscur ren tly und etec ted.
X Chan getheloc ation oftheSm artKey intheveh icle.
If th eSm artKey still can notbe det ected:
X Ope rateth eveh iclewit hth eSm artKey intheign ition lock. 00AF
Rem ove 'Start'But ‐ Rem
ove 'Start'But ‐
ton andInsert Key ton
andInsert Key The
SmartKey isco ntinu ally undetec ted.
The SmartKey detection fun ction has ate mpo rarymalf unction oris
fault y.Awarn ingtone also soun ds.
X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign ition lockand turnit to thedes ired
pos ition .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
laymes sage s
219On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z
Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS (Anti-lock BrakingSystem) isdea ctivated duetoamalfu nction. Therefore,
BAS (Brake Assist), ActiveBrakeAssist, ESP®
(Electronic StabilityProgra m),the
HOLD function andhillstart assist,for exampl e,are alsodea ctivated.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions listed
abo ve.The whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou brake hard,for exampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebraki ng
dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately.
If the ABS control unitisdefective ,there isals oapossi bility that other systems ,
such asthe naviga tionsystem orthe automatic transmissi on,willnot beava ilable . 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS istempora rilyunava ilable .There fore,BAS, Active BrakeAssist, ESP®
,EBD
(el ectronic brakeforcedistributio n),the HOLD function andhillstart assist,for
exampl e,are alsodea ctivated.
Possi blecaus esare:
R self-di agnosi sis not yetcomple te
R the on-board voltagemay beinsuffi cient
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions listed
abo ve.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou brake hard,for exam-
ple .
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebraki ng
dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
X Ca reful lydrive asui table distance,making slightsteering movements ataspee d
abo ve12 mph (20km/h) .
The functions mentioned aboveare available aga inwhen thewarni nglamp goes
out.
If the warning lamp isstill on:
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 222
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays
Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning. Awarni ngtone
als osound s.
EBD ismalfu nctioning. Therefore,ABS, BAS,Active BrakeAssist, ESP®
,the HOLD
function andhillstart assist,for exampl e,are not available either.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions listed
abo ve.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou brake hard,for exam-
ple .
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebraki ng
dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 0025
00E500BB
0027004D 0051
0027(USA only),004D (Canada only):the red brake warninglamp andtheyellow
ABS, ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warning lamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS andESP®
are malfu nctioning. Therefore,BAS, Active BrakeAssist, EBD,the
HOLD function andhillstart assist,for exampl e,are not available either.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions listed
abo ve.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou brake hard,for exam-
ple .
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebraki ng
dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entcluster
223On-boardcomput erand displays Z
Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning.
The coola ntleve lis too low.
If the coola ntleve lis correct, theairfl owtothe engine radiator may beblocked or
the electric engineradiator fanmay bedefective .
The coola ntistoo hotand theengine isno longer being coole dsuffi ciently .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying attention
to road andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e142).
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil theengine has
coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e263).
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem checked.
X Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. bysnow,
slu sh orice.
X Do not start theengine againuntil thecoola nttempera tureisbel ow 248 ‡
(120 †).Otherwi se,the engine couldbe dama ged.
X Drive tothe neares tqua lified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivi nginmountai nousterrain
and stop-and-go traffic. 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning. Awarni ng
tone alsosound s.
The coola nttempera turehasexceede d248 ‡(120 †).The airflow tothe engine
radi ator may beblocked orthe coola ntleve lmay betoo low.
G WARNING
The engine isnot being coole dsuffi ciently andmay bedama ged.
Do not drive whenyou rengine isoverhe ated.Thiscancausesome fluids which
may have leaked into theengine compartment tocatch fire.
Steam fromtheoverhe atedengine canalso cau seseri ous burns whichcan occur
just byopeni ngthe hood .
There isarisk ofinjury .
X Obse rvethe additiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multifunction displa y.
X Pul lover andstop thevehi clesafe lyand switch offthe engine, paying attention
to road andtraffic conditio ns.
X Secure thevehi cleaga inst rolling away (Y pag e142) .
X Leav ethe vehi cleand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehi cleuntil theengine has
coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obse rving thewarning notes
(Y pag e263) .
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsys tem checked.
X Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked, e.g.bysnow,
slu sh orice. 228
Warning
andindicator lamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-b oard comput erand displays
Load
ingguid elines G
WAR
NING
If obj ect s,luggage orloads arenot secured or
not secured sufficiently, they could slip,tip
over orbe flun garoun dand thereb yhit veh icle
occ upant s.Ther eis arisk ofinjury, particu-
larly intheeven tof sudden brakingorasud-
den chan geindirec tion.
Always store object sso that they can not be
flun garoun d.Sec ure object s,luggage or
loads againstslippin gor tipping beforethe
jo urn ey. G
WAR
NING
Combus tioneng inesemit poiso nous exhaust
gases suchascar bon mon oxide. Exhaust
gases canentertheveh icle interio rif th e
tr unk lidisopen when theeng ineisrun ning,
espec iallyifth eveh icle isin mot ion.Ther eis a
risk ofpoiso ning.
Always switchoff theeng inebefo reopen ing
th etrunk lid.Nev erdriv ewith thetrunk lid
open . G
WAR
NING
The exhaust tailpipe andtailpipe trim can
bec ome veryhot .If you com eint ocon tact
with these part sof theveh icle,you could burn
yourse lf.Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
Always bepart icular lycar eful aroun dth e
exh aust tailpipe andthetail pipe trim. Allo w
th ese com ponentsto coo ldown beforetouch-
ing them.
The handlingchar acteris ticsof aladen vehicle
are depen denton thedist ribut ionoftheload
with intheveh icle.
Obse rvethefollo wing noteswhen loadin gand
tr ans port ingaload:
R Nev erexc eed themax imum permissible
gro ssveh icle mass orthegro ssaxle weight
rat ing fortheveh icle (includin gocc upant s).
The values arespec ified ontheveh icle iden - tif
icat ion plat eon theB- pillar ofthedriv er's
door .
R The trunk isthepref erred place tocar ry
obj ect s.
R Posit ionheavy loadsasfar forwards aspos-
sible andaslow down inthetrunk asposs ible.
R The load must notprot rude above theupper
edge oftheseat backrests.
R Always placetheload again sttherear orfro nt
seat backrests.Mak esure that theseat
back restsare securely lockedintoplace .
R Always placetheload behin dunoc cupie d
seat sif poss ible.
R Use thecar gotie-do wn rings and theparc el
net sto trans port loads andluggage .
R Use cargotie-do wn rings and fasteningmat e-
rials appro priatefor theweight andsizeof the
load.
R Sec ure theload withsufficiently stron gand
wear- resistant tie-do wns .Pad shar pedges for
prot ection. St
owage areas St
owage spaces
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If obj ect sin thepasse ngercom partmen tare
st owed incorrect ly,they can slide orbe
th rown aroun dand hitveh icle occupant s.In
addit ion,cup holde rs,open stowage spaces
and mobi lephon ebrac ketscan not always
ret ain allobj ect sth ey con tain .Ther eis arisk
of injury, particular lyin theeven tof sudden
brak ingorasudden changeindirec tion.
R Always stow object sso that they can not be
th rown aroun din such situatio ns.
R Always makesure that obj ect sdo not pro-
tr ude fromstowage spaces,parc elnet sor
st owage nets.
R Close theloc kable stowage spacesbefo re
st art ing ajo urn ey.
R Always stow and secure heavy, hard,poin-
ted ,shar p-edged, fragileorbulky object sin
th etrunk .
Obse rvetheloadin gguidelin es(Y page 239). St
owage areas
239Stowage andfeatures Z
Stowage
compartmentunderthearm rest X
To open: onvehicles withmovable armrests,
make surethatthearmrest isin the rearmost
position.
X Press button 0043and fold thearmrest up.
Depending onthe vehicle equipment, thearm-
rest canbemoved backwards orforwards ina
longitudinal direction.
Depending onthe vehicle's equipment, thefol-
lowing maybeinthe stowage compartmen t:a
multimedia connector unitwith anSD card slot
and 2USB ports, e.g.foruse with aniPod ®
,
iPhone ®
or MP3 player(see theDigital Opera-
tor's Manual).
Stowage compartments inthe rear
passenger compartment Stowage
compartmentinthe rear
passenger compartmentcenter console X
To open: pulldown thetop ofstowage com-
partment 0043bythe edge ofthe handle.
i Depending
onthe vehicle's equipment,
there maybeanopen stowage spaceabove
the stowage compartmen t. Parcel
nets
Stowage netsarelocated:
R in the front -passenger footwell
R on the back ofthe driver's andthefront -
passenger seat
R on the left and right-hand sideinthe trunk
Observe theloading guidelines(Ypage 239)
and thesafety notesregarding stowagespaces
(Y page 239). Thr
ough-loading facilityinthe rear
passenger compartment X
To open: folddown seatarmrest 0043.
X Pull thecent erhead restraint onthe rear
bench seatintotheuppermost position
(Y page 94). X
Slide locking mechanism 0087inthe direction
of the arrow.
X Swing flap0044fully tothe side.
Flap 0044isheld open byamagnet.
X To close :swing flap0044inthe trunk backuntil
it engages.
X Fold armrest 0043upfully ifnecessary. Stowage
areas
241Stowage andfeatu res Z
X
Move thedriver's orfront -passenger seat
forward ifnecessary.
X Fold seatbackrest 0043back untilitengages.
Red lock status indicator 0044isno longer visi-
ble.
X Adjust thehead restraint sif necessary
(Y page 95).
X Move thedriver's orfront -passenger seat
back ifnecessary. Securing
loads
Observe thefollowing notesonsecuring loads:
R Observe theloading guidelines(Ypage 239).
R Secure theload using thecargo tie-down
rings.
R Distribute theload onthe cargo tie-down
rings evenly.
R Do not use elastic strapsornets tosecure a
load, asthese areonly intended asan anti-slip
protect ionforlight loads.
R Do not route tie-downs acrosssharpedges or
corners .
R Pad sharp edges forprotect ion. 0043
Cargo tie-down rings Stowage
wellunder thetrunk floor Under
thetrunk flooryoucan find abracket for
TIREFIT andthevehicle toolkit,etc.
X To open: pullhandle 0043up. X
Hook handle 0043into raintrough 0044.
To enlarge thetrunk youcan remove thetrunk
floor.
X To remove: liftthe trunk flooralmost torain
trough 0044and pullitout. Stowage
areas
243Stowage andfeatur es Z
Do
not touchthe hot heati ng eleme ntsofthe
cup holder.Alw aysma kesure tha tchi ldren
canno tacc ess thehot heati ng eleme ntsofthe
cup holder.Nev erleav echi ldren unsuper-
vis ed inthe vehicle. G
WA
RNING
If ob jects inthe passe nge rcomp artment are
stow edinco rrectly ,the ycan slid e or be
thro wnarou nd and hitveh icleoccu pants. In
ad ditio n,cup holders, open stow agesp ace s
and mob ile ph one brackets canno tal wa ys
reta inallob jects theyconta in.The reisaris k
of inju ry,pa rtic ular ly in the eventofsudd en
bra king orasu dd en cha nge indirecti on.
R Alw aysstow objects sotha tthe ycanno tbe
thro wnarou nd insuch situa tions.
R Alw aysma kesure tha tob jects donot pro-
tru de fromstow agesp ace s,pa rcel nets or
stow agenets .
R Close thelockab lestow agesp ace sbe for e
sta rtin gajou rney .
R Alw aysstow andsecurehe avy, ha rd, poin-
ted ,sha rp-e dged ,fra gile or bulky objects in
the trunk.
! Onl
yus ethe cup holders for conta inersof
the right size and which have lids .The drinks
cou ldothe rwise sp ill.
Ob ser vethe load ing guideline s(Y page 239 ).
The stow agecomp artments inthe doors provide
sp ace forbottle s:
R fro nt: cap acityup to34 fl.oz. (1.0 l)
R rear: capacityupto17 fl.oz. (0.5 l) Cup
holde rin the front center conso le 0043
Cuphold er The
cup hold erand therubb ermat undernea th
can beremoved forclea ning. Cleanthem with
clea n,lukew armwater only.
X To remove: carefullypul lin upp ersections of
cup hold er0043 onthe driver' sand front-
pass enger sidesuntil theyrelea se.
X Lift the cup hold erupw ards 0044until itcan be
removed . X
To install :insert cuphold erinto latera l
curved sections 0044inthe stowa gecompart-
ment. Insertthecup hold erso that thewed ge Fe
atures
245Stowageand features Z